April 29, 2016 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC
2800 Post Oak Boulevard (77056)
P.O. Box 1396
Houston, Texas 77251-1396
(713) 215-2000
April 29, 2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
Attention: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Reference:
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Negotiated Commodity Rate Tariff Filing
Docket No. RP16-__________
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) and Part 154 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission” or “FERC”) regulations thereunder, Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (“Transco”) hereby submits for filing with the Commission the
following tariff records to its FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No.1 (“Tariff”).
Part II Section 13.21 Version 6.0.0
Part II Section 13.22 Version 30.0.0
The tariff records are proposed to be effective May 1, 2016.
Statement of Nature, Reasons and Basis
The tariff records submitted herewith summarize the essential elements of service agreements
that contain negotiated commodity rates under Rate Schedule FT between Transco and the
following replacement shippers that acquired capacity released on a temporary basis
(“Replacement Shippers”):
Colonial Energy, Inc.
Commerce Energy, Inc.
Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc.
EMC Natural Gas, Inc. d/b/a Coweta-Fayette EMC
FireSide Natural Gas
Gas South L.L.C.
Infinite Energy, Inc.
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Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC
North American Power and Gas, LLC
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc.
SCANA Energy Regulated Division
SouthStar Energy Services LLC
Stream Georgia Gas SPE, LLC
Texican Natural Gas Company
United Energy Trading, LLC
Walton EMC Natural Gas
The capacity acquired by the Replacement Shippers was temporarily released by Atlanta Gas
Light Company (“AGL”) from a negotiated rate service agreement under Rate Schedule FT for
firm transportation service under Transco’s Cherokee Expansion (“Cherokee Service
Agreement”).1 The releases of capacity to the Replacement Shippers are effective May 1, 2016
through May 31, 2016 and April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. 2
Pursuant to Sections 53.4(b) and 53.4(c) of the General Terms and Conditions of the Tariff,
Transco has agreed with AGL to make available the negotiated commodity rate applicable under
the Cherokee Service Agreement to any replacement shippers acquiring capacity under such
service agreement on a temporary basis. The Replacement Shippers listed above submitted
individual requests to Transco for such negotiated commodity rate under their replacement
service agreements, subject to Transco’s receipt of necessary authorization from the
Commission.
Accordingly, pursuant to the Commission’s Alternative Rate Policy Statement and the provisions
of Transco's Rate Schedule FT that permit Transco to negotiate rates,3 Transco submits herewith
for filing with the Commission the tariff records reflecting the summaries of the negotiated rate
agreements between Transco and the Replacement Shippers. The tariff records include the exact
legal names of the customers, the applicable negotiated rates, the applicable rate schedule for the
service, the receipt and delivery points, the quantity of gas to be transported under the service
agreements, and the term of the negotiated rates. Transco affirms that the Replacement
Shippers’ service agreements do not deviate in any material aspect from the Rate Schedule FT
form of service agreement in Transco’s Tariff.
1
Transco’s Cherokee Expansion Project was approved by Commission order issued January 15, 1998 in Docket
No. CP97-331-000. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 82 FERC ¶ 61,019 (1998), as amended, Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Corp., 84 FERC ¶ 62,046 (1998).
2
With one exception, the contract numbers and TCQ’s on tariff record Part II, Section 13.21, Version 6.0.0
submitted herewith are identical to the contract numbers and TCQ’s on Version 5.0.0 of this tariff record which was
filed with the Commission in Docket No. RP16-755-000, to be effective April 1, 2016. Version 5.0.0 of the tariff
record was accepted by Commission Letter Order issued on April 20, 2016. The only revision in Version 6.0.0 of
the tariff record is to reflect a change to the contract number for replacement shipper Constellation Energy
Gas Choice Inc. that occurred on May 1, 2016.
3
Alternatives to Traditional Cost-of-Service Ratemaking for Natural Gas Pipelines and Regulation of Negotiated
Transportation Services of Natural Gas Pipelines (Alternative Rate Policy Statement); 74 FERC ¶ 61,076, reh'g and
clarification denied; 75 FERC ¶ 61,024, reh'g denied; 75 FERC ¶ 61,066 (1996). Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corp., 76 FERC ¶ 61,318 (1996) and Section 3.5 of Transco’s Rate Schedule FT.
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Effective Date and Waivers
The tariff records submitted herein are proposed to be effective May 1, 2016, the effective date
of the Replacement Shippers’ capacity release agreements as set forth in the tariff record Part II
Section 13.22 Version 30.0.0 and the contract number change set forth in the tariff record Part II
Section 13.21 Version 6.0.0. In that regard, Transco respectfully requests that the Commission
grant a waiver of Section 154.207 of its regulations, consistent with its Alternative Rate Policy
Statement,4 and accept the tariff records upon less than thirty days notice in order that they may
become effective May 1, 2016.
Materials Submitted Herewith
In accordance with Section 154.7(a)(1) of the Commission’s regulations, the following material
is submitted herewith:
An eTariff XML filing package, filed as a zip (compressed) file, containing:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
The tariff records in RTF format with metadata attached;
A transmittal letter in PDF format;
A clean version of the tariff records in PDF format for publishing in eLibrary;
A marked version of the tariff records in accordance with Section 154.201(a)
of the Regulations; and
A copy of the complete filing in PDF format for publishing in eLibrary.
Posting and Certification of Service
In accordance with the provisions of Section 154.2(d) of the Commission’s regulations, copies of
this filing are available for public inspection, during regular business hours, in a convenient form
and place at Transco’s main office at 2800 Post Oak Boulevard in Houston, Texas. In addition,
Transco is serving copies of the instant filing to its affected customers, interested state
commissions, and other interested parties.
Any communications in regard to this filing should be sent to the undersigned and a copy
sent to:
David A. Glenn
Senior Counsel
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
P.O. Box 1396
Houston, Texas 77251
(713) 215-2341
[email protected]
4
74 FERC ¶ 61,076 at 61,241-42 (1996).
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Respectfully submitted,
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE
LINE COMPANY, LLC
By _________________________________
Scott Turkington
Director, Rates & Regulatory
(713) 215-3391
[email protected]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
Part II - Statement of Rates and Fuel
Section 13.21 - Summary of Negotiated Rate Agreements
Version 6.0.0
STATEMENT OF NEGOTIATED RATES 1/ 2/
Shipper: See table
Contract Number: See table
Rate Schedule: FT – Cherokee
TCQ (Dt/day): See table
Base Daily Reservation Rate: As determined pursuant to the terms of the release under the capacity
release provisions in Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions of this tariff.
Negotiated Commodity Electric Power Unit Rate Surcharge: $0.00
Primary Path Receipt Point(s): 1000105 – Pooling-Station 85 Zone 4
Primary Path Delivery Point(s): 1003410 – Atlanta Gas Light Zone 4
Contract Term:
April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017
Rate Effective Date:
The term of the negotiated rates is coterminous with the contract primary term.
SHIPPER
Colonial Energy, Inc.
Commerce Energy, Inc.
Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc.
EMC Natural Gas, Inc. d/b/a Coweta-Fayette EMC
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
Fireside Natural Gas
Gas South L.L.C.
Infinite Energy, Inc.
Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC
North American Power and Gas, LLC
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc.
SCANA Energy Regulated Division
SouthStar Energy Services LLC
Stream Georgia Gas SPE, LLC
United Energy Trading, LLC
Walton EMC Natural Gas
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
CONTRACT MDQ (Dth)
9185007
12
9185341
488
* 9186854
1,962
9185056
(2,009)
9185506
2,009
9185037
696
9185649
9,266
9185543
2,290
9185245
101
9185553
30
9185129
9,831
9185121
954
9185024
11,288
9185050
786
9185011
23
9185066
(2,772)
9185488
2,772
1/ These negotiated rate agreements do not deviate in any material respect from the current Form
of Service agreement contained in Seller’s Tariff.
2/ In addition to the above rates, Buyer shall be responsible for compressor fuel and line-loss
makeup retention and Buyer shall pay Seller’s maximum reservation and commodity electric
power unit rates and maximum base commodity rate(s), including surcharges, under Seller’s
Rate Schedule FT for Incremental Cherokee Annual Firm Transportation service provided to
Buyer, as such fuel and line-loss makeup retention, rates, and surcharges may change from time
to time as approved by the FERC.
* Contract number revised from 9185480 to 9186854 effective May 1, 2016.
Filed: April 29, 2016
Effective: May 1, 2016
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
Part II - Statement of Rates and Fuel
Section 13.22 - Summary of Negotiated Rate Agreements
Version 30.0.0
STATEMENT OF NEGOTIATED RATES 1/ 2/
Shipper: See table
Contract Number: See table
Rate Schedule: FT – Cherokee
TCQ (Dt/d): See table
Base Daily Reservation Rate: As determined pursuant to the terms of the release under the capacity
release provisions in Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions of this tariff.
Negotiated Commodity Electric Power Unit Rate Surcharge: $0.00
Primary Path Receipt Point(s): 1000105 – Pooling-Station 85 Zone 4
Primary Path Delivery Point(s): 1003410 – Atlanta Gas Light Zone 4
Contract Term:
May 1, 2016 – May 31, 2016
Rate Effective Date:
The term of the negotiated rates is coterminous with the contract primary term.
SHIPPER
Colonial Energy, Inc.
Commerce Energy, Inc.
Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc.
EMC Natural Gas, Inc. d/b/a Coweta-Fayette EMC
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
FireSide Natural Gas
Gas South L.L.C.
Infinite Energy, Inc.
Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC
North American Power and Gas, LLC
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc.
SCANA Energy Regulated Division
SouthStar Energy Services LLC
Stream Georgia Gas SPE, LLC
United Energy Trading, LLC
Walton EMC Natural Gas
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
CONTRACT
9186388
9186335
9186852
9186326
9186352
9186415
9186461
9186875
9186645
9186596
9186524
9186534
9186959
9186360
9186309
9186318
9186349
TCQ (Dth)
11
497
1,971
(2,053)
2,053
650
9,268
2,152
104
27
9,852
932
11,379
779
20
(2,797)
2,797
1/ These negotiated rate agreements do not deviate in any material respect from the current Form
of Service agreement contained in Seller’s Tariff.
2/ In addition to the above rates, Buyer shall be responsible for compressor fuel and line-loss
makeup retention and Buyer shall pay Seller’s maximum reservation and commodity electric
power unit rates and maximum base commodity rate(s), including surcharges, under Seller’s
Rate Schedule FT for Incremental Cherokee Annual Firm Transportation service provided to
Buyer, as such fuel and line-loss makeup retention, rates, and surcharges may change from time
to time as approved by the FERC.
Filed: April 29, 2016
Effective: May 1, 2016
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
Part II - Statement of Rates and Fuel
Section 13.21 - Summary of Negotiated Rate Agreements
Version 6.0.0
STATEMENT OF NEGOTIATED RATES 1/ 2/
Shipper: See table
Contract Number: See table
Rate Schedule: FT – Cherokee
TCQ (Dt/day): See table
Base Daily Reservation Rate: As determined pursuant to the terms of the release under the capacity
release provisions in Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions of this tariff.
Negotiated Commodity Electric Power Unit Rate Surcharge: $0.00
Primary Path Receipt Point(s): 1000105 – Pooling-Station 85 Zone 4
Primary Path Delivery Point(s): 1003410 – Atlanta Gas Light Zone 4
Contract Term:
April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017
Rate Effective Date:
The term of the negotiated rates is coterminous with the contract primary term.
SHIPPER
Colonial Energy, Inc.
Commerce Energy, Inc.
Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc.
EMC Natural Gas, Inc. d/b/a Coweta-Fayette EMC
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
Fireside Natural Gas
Gas South L.L.C.
Infinite Energy, Inc.
Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC
North American Power and Gas, LLC
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc.
SCANA Energy Regulated Division
SouthStar Energy Services LLC
Stream Georgia Gas SPE, LLC
United Energy Trading, LLC
Walton EMC Natural Gas
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
CONTRACT
MDQ (Dth)
9185007
12
9185341
488
*
91854809186854
1,962
9185056
(2,009)
9185506
2,009
9185037
696
9185649
9,266
9185543
2,290
9185245
101
9185553
30
9185129
9,831
9185121
954
9185024
11,288
9185050
786
9185011
23
9185066
(2,772)
9185488
2,772
1/ These negotiated rate agreements do not deviate in any material respect from the current Form
of Service agreement contained in Seller’s Tariff.
2/ In addition to the above rates, Buyer shall be responsible for compressor fuel and line-loss
makeup retention and Buyer shall pay Seller’s maximum reservation and commodity electric
power unit rates and maximum base commodity rate(s), including surcharges, under Seller’s
Rate Schedule FT for Incremental Cherokee Annual Firm Transportation service provided to
Filed: April 29, 2016
Effective: May 1, 2016
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
Part II - Statement of Rates and Fuel
Section 13.21 - Summary of Negotiated Rate Agreements
Version 6.0.0
Buyer, as such fuel and line-loss makeup retention, rates, and surcharges may change from time
to time as approved by the FERC.
* Contract number revised from 9185480 to 9186854 effective May 1, 2016.
Filed: April 29, 2016
Effective: May 1, 2016
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
Part II - Statement of Rates and Fuel
Section 13.22 - Summary of Negotiated Rate Agreements
Version 30.0.0
STATEMENT OF NEGOTIATED RATES 1/ 2/
Shipper: See table
Contract Number: See table
Rate Schedule: FT – Cherokee
TCQ (Dt/d): See table
Base Daily Reservation Rate: As determined pursuant to the terms of the release under the capacity
release provisions in Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions of this tariff.
Negotiated Commodity Electric Power Unit Rate Surcharge: $0.00
Primary Path Receipt Point(s): 1000105 – Pooling-Station 85 Zone 4
Primary Path Delivery Point(s): 1003410 – Atlanta Gas Light Zone 4
Contract Term:
April May 1, 2016 – April May 3031, 2016
Rate Effective Date:
The term of the negotiated rates is coterminous with the contract primary term.
SHIPPER
Colonial Energy, Inc.
Commerce Energy, Inc.
Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc.
EMC Natural Gas, Inc. d/b/a Coweta-Fayette EMC
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
FireSide Natural Gas
Gas South L.L.C.
Infinite Energy, Inc.
Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC
North American Power and Gas, LLC
SCANA Energy Marketing Inc.
SCANA Energy Regulated Division
SouthStar Energy Services LLC
Stream Georgia Gas SPE, LLC
United Energy Trading, LLC
Walton EMC Natural Gas
Re-Release to: Texican Natural Gas Company
CONTRACT
TCQ (Dth)
91852089186388
1011
91853429186335
488497
91854739186852
19621,971
91850609186326
(2,0072,053)
91855129186352
2,0072,053
91850399186415
694650
91856589186461
9,2659,268
91855429186875
2,2902,152
91852409186645
100104
91855629186596
2827
91851349186524
9,8309,852
91851149186534
954932
91850239186959 11,28711,379
91850519186360
784779
91850129186309
2220
91850649186318
(2,7712,797)
91854989186349
2,7712,797
1/ These negotiated rate agreements do not deviate in any material respect from the current Form
of Service agreement contained in Seller’s Tariff.
2/ In addition to the above rates, Buyer shall be responsible for compressor fuel and line-loss
makeup retention and Buyer shall pay Seller’s maximum reservation and commodity electric
power unit rates and maximum base commodity rate(s), including surcharges, under Seller’s
Rate Schedule FT for Incremental Cherokee Annual Firm Transportation service provided to
Buyer, as such fuel and line-loss makeup retention, rates, and surcharges may change from time
to time as approved by the FERC.
Filed: April 29, 2016
Effective: May 1, 2016
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